Awakening

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"There are currently some 3,000 Klallam members in the United States, split into three western-Washington tribes. The vast majority do not speak the Klallam language, although it is being taught as a second language at a handful of schools on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, including at Port Angeles High School, [chairman of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Ron] Allen said."

Dormant

0

Native speakers worldwide

SEMI SPEAKERS

a few, 2 at Becher Bay

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No fully fluent speakers remaining. There are very few first-language speakers remaining (two of them at Becher Bay), none fully fluent. The language is used in ceremonies and for tribal identity and there is considerable interest in revival.

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2

Native speakers worldwide

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In 2012 there were only two elders - aged 93 and 101 - who grew up speaking Klallam. Thanks to the efforts of the Klallam Language Program (KLP) there are a growing number of younger people leaning Klallam as their second language; some of them have achieved a high level of fluency.

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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Though the situation is dire, the Klallam language Program has begun the process of revitalizing the Klallam language.

In 2012 there were only two elders - aged 93 and 101 - who grew up speaking Klallam. Thanks to the efforts of the Klallam Language Program (KLP) there are a growing number of younger people leaning Klallam as their second language; some of them have achieved a high level of fluency.

Hundreds

English

Positive

Nearly the entire community is fluent in English

Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

15

Though the situation is dire, the Klallam language Program has begun the process of revitalizing the Klallam language.

No fully fluent speakers remaining. There are very few first-language speakers remaining (two of them at Becher Bay), none fully fluent. The language is used in ceremonies and for tribal identity and there is considerable interest in revival.

a few, 2 at Becher Bay

Dormant ()

USA

Washington

2nd edition

2010

Endangered Languages of the United States

Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing

108-130

Christopher Moseley

UNESCO

Paris

Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell

Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell. 2010. "Endangered Languages of the United States." In Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, edited by Christopher Moseley. 108-130. UNESCO.

"There are currently some 3,000 Klallam members in the United States, split into three western-Washington tribes. The vast majority do not speak the Klallam language, although it is being taught as a second language at a handful of schools on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, including at Port Angeles High School, [chairman of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Ron] Allen said."